In most shopping areas, there are place management partnerships (PMPs) that aim to increase the competitiveness of the area. Collective digital marketing activities, such as the adoption and update of collective websites and social media pages, provide opportunities in this regard. Currently, the extent to which digital marketing activities are being employed varies widely among PMPs. However, studies investigating the factors that influence the uptake of digital marketing activities are lacking. This study applies a resource-based view to fill this gap, using data from an online survey about collective digital marketing activities among 164 official representatives of PMPs in urban shopping areas in the Netherlands. Regression analyses were employed to examine the extent to which the resources of PMPs influence the adoption and update frequency of the two most often used digital marketing channels: websites and social media pages. The results revealed that while the adoption of collective digital marketing channels is strongly influenced by the physical resources that characterize the shopping area itself, the update frequency of these channels is influenced more by the organizational resources of PMPs. In addition, the strategic choice of PMPs to deploy human and financial resources for the benefit of collective digital marketing activities leads to increased use of these activities. This effect is reinforced by the fact that digital marketing skills gained through experience contribute to a higher update frequency of the adopted channels. As such, this study provides empirical evidence on the influence of PMPs shared resources upon their digital marketing activities.
In this article, the impact of strategic orientations on the use of digital marketing tactics and, subsequently, on the international business performance of small electronic retailers (e-retailers) in cross-border electronic commerce (e-commerce) is analysed. Furthermore, these relationships are compared between e-retailers originating in both developed and emerging e-commerce markets. Using a sample of 446 small business-to-consumer e-retailers from 20 European countries, we find that the deployment of digital marketing tactics has a positive effect on international business performance. Of the strategic orientations examined, foreign market orientation is most associated with the use of digital marketing tactics. Remarkably, growth orientation only has a positive effect on e-retailers from developed e-commerce markets, while customer orientation negatively affects e-retailers from emerging e-commerce markets. The differences between e-retailers from developed and emerging e-commerce markets are prominent and show that markets should not be considered as either uniform or generalisable.
Dit project richt zich op mkb-ondernemers die deelnemen aan een ondernemerscollectief in een binnenstedelijk winkelgebied en zichzelf geconfronteerd zien met een forse omzetverschuiving van offline winkelen naar online winkelen. Om tijdig en op de juiste wijze te reageren op het veranderend koopgedrag van consumenten, willen mkb-ondernemers laten onderzoeken hoe op internettechnologie gebaseerde marketing- en verkoopacties door ondernemerscollectieven kunnen bijdragen aan meer omzet voor henzelf én aan het vergroten van de consumententrekkracht en verblijfswaarde van hun winkelgebied. Het consortium wordt gevormd door de Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Universiteit Utrecht, Het Platform De Nieuwe Winkelstraat (DNWS), Stad&Co, Q&A Research & Consultancy, een mkb-ondernemer en het collectief Arnhem Winkelstad. Deelnemers zijn collectieven uit Amsterdam (drie collectieven), Arnhem, Eindhoven, Roosendaal, Wageningen en Zevenaar en per collectief telkens één of twee mkb-ondernemers. De centrale onderzoeksvraag van dit project luidt: ?Hoe kunnen ondernemerscollectieven in binnenstedelijke winkelgebieden op basis van internettechnologieën hun business model versterken waardoor de deelnemende individuele mkb-ondernemers meer omzet kunnen genereren?? Om deze vraag te kunnen beantwoorden, zijn vier deelvragen met samenhangende werkpakketten geformuleerd die door de consortiumpartners op basis van praktijkgericht onderzoek worden uitgevoerd. De nieuwe kennis die met dit project wordt gegenereerd over de opzet, inrichting en werking van collectieven in binnenstedelijke winkelgebieden en hun op internettechnologie gebaseerde interventies, is van groot belang voor de overlevingskansen van winkeliers in heel Nederland. De resultaten van de interventies die in dit project worden ontwikkeld, geïmplementeerd en getest, kunnen - na validatie - door andere collectieven worden overgenomen en ingebed in hun eigen winkelgebied. Naast state-of-the-art kennis over consumer insights, de werking van business modellen van collectieven en de effectiviteit van hun interventies, is het meest belangrijke eindproduct van het project een handboek voor ondernemerscollectieven met een concreet Plan van Aanpak voorzien van praktische tips en adviezen over hoe collectieven de verschillende onderdelen van hun business model kunnen optimaliseren. Kennisplatform De Nieuwe Winkelstraat en Stad&Co zorgen er voor dat dit handboek onder de aandacht van de collectieven komt.
In view of the 75th commemoration of the liberation of World War II, Visit Brabant asked BUas to connect the main heritage locations in the province through storytelling in order to attract more visitors.In 2015, we developed a narrative concept entitled “Crossroads. Life changing stories 40-45”. In 2016, we developed a brand guide which explains storytelling guidelines. In collaboration with Brabant Heritage and Brabant Remembers, in 2017-208, 15 meetings were organized all over the province to collect personal WWII narratives. From over 600 narratives, together with a group of historians, we selected 75 narratives. Under our guidance, these 75 narratives have been rewritten into Crossroads stories by some 20 different authors. Brabant Remembers has launched a marketing campaign and (digital and physical) experiences based on these stories. The aim is to touch visitors and local people emotionally with personal stories from the past, and to offer new ways of interacting with these stories, especially for young people.WhenThe project has been running since 2015. We currently play an advisory role in the development of the Brabant Remembers app (for example augmented reality videos), and in physical products such as the Dilemma Maze and the Stilllevens of Studio Verdult.Partners: Visit Brabant, Brabant Remembers, Erfgoed Brabant, Stichting Crossroads
The Academy for Leisure & Events has always been one of the frontrunners when it comes to the development, design and implementation of cultural tourism and creative industry business models as well as lifelong learning programmes.These programmes are attended by a variety of leisure and tourism professionals, including public authorities in leisure, culture and nature fields.The CULTURWB project addresses the need for strengthening the development of the cultural tourism industry.The experts from BUas together with the other project partners have utilised diverse research methodologies (marketing and branding, strategy business planning, digital tourism, sustainable development, strategy and action plan implementation, etc.) to develop and pilot a toolkit for Lifelong Learning courses in the field of cultural tourism and heritage. They have also designed and implemented a master’s programme in the WB countries and created an online platform for communication between stakeholders, industry leaders, managers, workforce, and academia.PartnersHochschule Heibronn, FH Joanneum Gesellschaft, World University Service - Österreichisches Komitee (WUS Austria), Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar (UNMO), University of East Sarajevo (UES), The University of Banja Luka (UBL), University of NIS (UNI), University of Montenegro (UoM), Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures (SMOC), rovincial Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments (PZZZSK), Tourism Organisation of Kotor Municipality (TO Kotor)
